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Caremark Cheltenham tackle loneliness with technology
Caremark Cheltenham launched the GenieConnect® service on 9th April 2021 to help combat loneliness by delivering more and better quality-care to their users.British Red Cross research highlights the huge impact of the pandemic on loneliness – it states, "41% of UK...
Daily Express Article | Fri 18th December 2020
ROBOTS that talk could hold the key to preventing loneliness in older adults, scientists believe. Two of the devices - called Genie - are already providing company and support for residents at a care home when relatives cannot visit. The trial is part of a...
ITV News Videos
ITV news reported our latest update on GenieConnect®. It is our mission to enable the delivery of more flexible and better quality care to combat loneliness within older adults whilst reducing demand on our health and social care providers. Watch here:Somerset and...
ITV News Article | Wed 16th December 2020
A Cheltenham care home and Plymouth University scientists believe they might have an answer for loneliness in older adults: robots. The Lilian Faithfull Care Home in Cheltenham has introduced two talking robots - called Genie - to give company and support for...
Service Robotics secures regional investment funds
Bristol-based care tech provider, Service Robotics, has raised £600k in its latest funding round. The company, which was shortlisted for last year’s TechMarketView Innovation Partner Programme (TIPP) in association with Civica Innovation Partners, secured £300k equity...
Successful fundraising for tech firm
Service Robotics, whose technology helps support vulnerable and elderly people, has raised £600,000 in its latest funding round. The funding includes a £300,000 equity investment from the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) and investment from...
Reasons to invest in GenieConnect®
1. The market. Solutions such as GenieConnect®, to address the market for assistive living technologies are only now emerging, and our ageing population continues to create ever increasing demand for these services. There are two main areas where we predict demand...
200 investors from 32 countries!
We’ve now achieved over 200 investors in our crowd funding for GenieConnect.
First Covid-19 technology grant announced
We heard yesterday about the first grant that has been announced as part of the government's campaign to support the vulnerable affected by the Covid-19 virus. The project is called TechForce19 (www.techforce19.uk), and is being launced by NHSx who are calling on all...
Company crowdfunding for older peoples’ virtual assistant
A Bristol robotics company is equity crowdfunding to develop its virtual assistant for older people. Service Robotics Ltd is aiming to raise £450,000 for its GenieConnect technology – which the company said allows older people to live independently through...
